Guest Blogger: Laurie from Handy Man, Crafty Woman

Hi, I’m Laurie from Handy Man, Crafty Woman! Thanks so much to Allison for having us guest post on her awesome blog! Allison does some incredible renovation work with power tools that I’m afraid to touch! (I let Handy Man do that job here.) I love the new trim that Allison recently put up in her piano room, and I can’t wait to see the rest of her process.

My husband Rob and I started our blog in 2009. We have one son, and we live in New England.

We’ve been married for 13 years, and the house we live in now is the third house we’ve renovated.

One of our favorite projects in our current home was renovating our stairway. We tore out walls, ripped up carpet, and rebuilt the whole thing! It was a lot of work, but we’re not afraid of hard work.

Our first house was built in the 1830s; our second house was built in the 1860s. We pretty much gutted and renovated those two houses inside and out. We tore down plaster, sanded floors, put up new trim, and painted, painted, and painted some more. It’s a good thing I have a “Handy Man”. Rob used to work in construction, and all of the work we’ve done on our houses has taught us so much. If we don’t know how to do something, we look it up and read about it first, then we dive right in.

Our current house was built in the 1990s. Yes, this time we have a “new” house! However, it was quite a fixer-upper and a challenge.

I periodically feature other great bloggers here at House of Hepworths. If you have a blog with great photos and great content shoot me an email and include “Guest Blogger inquiry” in the subject line. I can’t guarantee a Guest Blogging spot here at House of Hepworths, but I’ll be more than happy to view your blog and let you know.

Welcome to House of Hepworths! This blog chronicles my journey turning a basic builder-grade house into our custom dream home. I do most of the work myself, and I share the process with you to hopefully inspire you to tackle projects in your home. I write about anything related to sprucing up our home, whether it be painting, crafting, or hanging moulding, or sewing drapes or duvets. I will occasionally throw in a recipe or two, but only if they are really yummy. To learn more about me, my family, and my blog, visit my "about" page. Check out additional top Pinterest projects.